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The U.S.-Africa Ministerial Conference on Partnership in the 21st Century will be held in Washington, D.C., March 16-18, 1999. The White House has announced that President Clinton will address the opening session of this conference of 46 African nations and the United States. The conference will focus on the President's Partnership for Economic Growth and Opportunity in Africa and identify how the United States and Africa can expand and accelerate economic development, trade and investment cooperation.

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